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Four centuries ago, a precious idol was hidden in the jungles of Peru. To the Incan people, it was still the ultimate symbol of their spirit. To William Race, an American linguist enlisted by the U.S. Army to decipher the clues to its location, it's the ultimate symbol of the... read more
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Characters edit
- William Race: A linguist professor who translates the 400-year-old manuscript written by Alberto Santiago
- Francis Nash: An ex-army operative who is now a DARPA team member and is looking for the lost Incan idol
- Leonardo Van Lewen: The Green Beret assigned to William Race's security
- Douglas "Doogie" Kennedy: New to the Green Beret's. He is part of the team looking for the lost Incan idol
- Jacob "Buzz" Cochrane: A bully amongst the Green Beret team
- George "Tex" Reichart: Add a description of this character.
- Charles "Chuck" Wilson
- Lauren O'Conner: William Race's ex-girlfriend, a physicist who is also part of the team at Vilcafor
- Troy Copeland: Working with DARPA
- Gabriela Lopez: A professor at University of Peru and specialist in native Inca tribes & their symbology
- Walter Chambers
- Alberto Santiago: The monk who wrote the 400-year-old manuscript which could lead to the discovery of the Incan idol
- Renco Capac: He had the Incan idol and placed to rest in an unknown location with the help of Alberto Santiago
- Hernando Cortés: Brother of the Spnaish invader king, who is extremely evil and hell-bent on finding the Incan idol & ready to slay Incan lives to get it
- Bassario: An ex-noble turned criminal & in jail by the Sapa Inca. He is removed from prison by Renco & helps Renco in his quest to hide the Incan idol from the Spanish invaders. Also, an expert at stone-cutting
- Marty Race: William Race's elder brother working with Navy
- Heinrich Anistaze
- Uli Pieck
- Renée Becker
- Karl Schroeder
- Odilo Erhardt
- Fritz Weber
- John-Paul Demonaco
- Miquel Moros Marquez: Anthropologist from the University of Peru living in a tribe in Peru
- Earl Bittiker
Setting & Locations edit
- Vilcafor: Vilcafor, the Incan city is the main location for both the past and present story
- Cuzco: The capital city where the Sapa Inca stays
- Bkahq Peru
- Huey
- Latin America
- Panama
- Europe
- New York
- Colonia Alemania
- Chile
- Baltimore
- South America
- Amazon
- Quechuan
- Paris
- Virginia
- Chancas
- Newark
- France
- Tupra
- Arlington
First Sentence edit
William Race was late for work.
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Authors & Contributors edit
- Matthew Reilly (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Pan Macmillian
Country: Australia
Publication Date: August 1999
ISBN: 0732909716
Page Count: 616
Publisher: Pan Macmillian
Country: Australia
Publication Date: August 1999
ISBN: 0732909716
Page Count: 616
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PR9619.3.R445 T4 1999
- Dewey: 813
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